Guardiola: This is my opinion on the new Champions League system, and I am surprised by Haaland's numbers

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola will appear in a press conference, to talk about tomorrow’s confrontation against Inter, in the first round of the Champions League round.

He said about the new Champions League system: “Winning our first and second matches, and seeing what It happens in recent matches to take a look - it's like the Premier League; it's not necessary to look at the table now, it will be like that in the future."


He added: "Our home matches are in the Champions League, we must try. Get points, otherwise anything can happen. Yesterday, for the first time, I replayed the 2023 Champions League final against Inter.


He added: “The 2023 final was a great and close match, and the first half was much better From the second half. After the goal, we had one clear chance from Phil [Foden], while they had two very clear chances. The coin was in our favor, and it could have gone to the other side.”


He continued :"Inter in the 2023 final was a good team at that moment. They are a really good team now. Inzaghi is a good coach who knows how to create good moments. In Italy, they were the best. Inter has several Champions League titles, while we have one title."

He continued: “We must adjust something in our way of playing, because the way they attack Inter makes it difficult to control them. Inter is a historic team, with an incredible mentality. They are built to win every match. They are built to win.” With competitions, in recent years they have won a lot, and this means that the mentality of the players is, I am capable of doing this!, It is quite similar to us...”


He added: “De Bruyne? It's like Haaland, there are a lot of games. Of course, they started really well, and they came back well, and they helped us in the league matches, and the competitions that we have, but we will see..”


He noted: “Gundogan has returned, and other players, but the best position is for Foden He is the middle ground, but when everyone is in good shape, the competition becomes tough. I want to rotate, but they have to prove when I rotate that they are ready to play.”


On Haaland’s approach to reaching 100 goals with City: “He can improve, but if you tell me that in the next 100 games he will score Another 99 goals, that's good for me. If they don't want to improve, don't improve, score 99 goals in the next 100 games. Haaland's numbers are a little surprising, do you know why? I played 11 years as a professional footballer, scoring 11 goals. This man, in four matches, scored nine goals..”


He concluded: “The possibility of Lautaro Martinez winning the Ballon d’Or? why not? But I would rather have a player from Manchester City win it. Lautaro is a great player. He won the World Cup and the Copa America, Inter has many good players.”